Cow Palace

I grew up in Shelbyville and the Cow Palace is one of those places I've told my girlfriend about. I love ice cream and love trying different ice cream places. I stopped in here early in February when I came to town to see family. We decided to get a frozen treat when getting into town. I got the Blue Moon ice cream in a waffle cone (my little brother's favorite choice when we were kids) and my girlfriend got a chocolate shake. The blue moon was pretty good. Nothing spectacular but not disappointing by any means. My girlfriend and I were very surprised to watch the employee make the chocolate milkshake with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. They have chocolate ice cream so we were quite confused by this action. The other minor issue was that when the girl running the counter handed us the milkshake it had ice cream and syrup running down the side from it being too full. She asked if we wanted some napkins, however, she should have cleaned that up prior to handing it off. The Cow Palace is one of those small town local joints to hit up occasionally for nostalgia points but probably not a regular place I'd go. I wasn't upset with our experience here but I was a little surprised the ice cream wasn't more "original". The milkshake tasted just like a frosty from Wendy's and was surprising to see being made with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream. The staff that we interacted with was very quiet and didn't seem customer service oriented. They weren't rude or anything but you didn't get the friendly feeling when coming in or walking out. The feeling of coming and going was similar to walking into a crowded bathroom during a baseball game - There's no eye contact or acknowledgement of the person next to you at the urinal - It's not a bad thing but it's a little awkward if you know what I mean.

Waffle was very tasty. Apple cobbler was fresh and well made. Service was excellent.

Good food at a great price. Friendly service. Fantastic place to take kids.

Came to Shelbyville on the wrong day, and found the right place to eat! Classic BLT was great as well as the fries. My son loved his bacon cheese burger, and chocolate milkshake. Staff was very friendly, prices were affordable, food was excellent. Stopped here because my 15yr old loved the name, best and delicious whoops this week!